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Water recreation ‘adventure park’ could be coming to metro

January 26, 2018

KCCI

Preliminary engineering is underway to create 150 miles of water recreation along the region’s creeks and rivers – everything from tubing, hiking, paddling, boating and fishing throughout more than a dozen central Iowa communities.

Rick Tollaskson, chair of the Water Trails Steering Committee, said, “2018 will be a big year because that’s when we kick it off.”

Downtown Des Moines will have whitewater rafting, zip lines and a skate park, all of which is being called an “Adventure Park.”

"Skateboarding is on a roll; the fast-growing sport makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2020. Des Moines is ahead of the curve, breaking ground on what will be the largest skate park in the Midwest when it launches downtown in 2019."